Ecology (from Greek οἶκος, oikos, "house(hold)"; and -λογία, -logia) is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of life and the interactions between organisms and their natural environment [1]. The environment of an organism includes physical properties, which can be described as the sum of local abiotic factors such as insolation (sunlight), climate, and geology, and biotic ecosystem, which includes other organisms that share its habitat.[2]...
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